Q&A

Is Cape Canaveral open to the public?

Is Cape Canaveral open to the public?

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is open and has implemented safety protocols to ensure a trusted space for the well-being of our crew and guests. Continue your journey safely where rockets launch and inspiration begins at Florida’s gateway to space.

Is the Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center real?

Event Venue: Space Shuttle Atlantis® The 30 year history of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program comes to life inside Space Shuttle Atlantis®. Now the permanent home of the real orbiter, Space Shuttle Atlantis is the most magnificent venue for your evening event.

Is the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Ohio?

Neil Armstrong. As space exploration has evolved, so have the exhibits at the Armstrong Air & Space Museum. But the focus has remained the same: to stand not only as a repository of Ohio’s aeronautical history and a monument to Ohio’s contribution to aviation and space exploration, but also as a tribute to Ohioan Neil Armstrong,…

How is the US Astronaut Hall of Fame created?

Created by the Mercury Seven astronauts, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame ® inductees are selected by special committee of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation . Just as every successful launch requires a pre-launch checklist, so does your visit to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Who are the astronauts on the Space Mirror?

Highly polished black granite is emblazoned with the names of 24 astronauts, including the crews of Apollo 1, STS-51L Challenger and STS-107 Columbia. Dedicated in 1991, and created by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation the Space Mirror Memorial is designated as a national memorial on the National Register of Historic Places.

What are the exhibits at the Neil Armstrong Museum?

Visitors can peer inside replica of the Apollo capsule or sit in a replica Gemini from sunrise to dusk. This Gemini capsule was Neil Armstrong’s first spacecraft. In 1966, he and copilot David Scott conducted the first docking in space. As space exploration has evolved, so have the exhibits at the Armstrong Air & Space Museum.